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DC BLOX EXPANDS BIRMINGHAM DATA CENTRE TO EMPOWER HIGH- PERFORMANCE COMPUTING
DC BLOX , a premier provider of secure and reliable data centres and fibre network solutions throughout the South East , has announced the completed expansion of its Birmingham , Alabama data centre .
This expansion entails a new data hall design , tailored to meet the burgeoning demand for High-Performance Compute ( HPC ) applications , and marks a significant milestone in DC BLOX ’ s commitment to foster technological growth and innovation in Birmingham and the surrounding region .
The innovative mixed-hall design not only streamlines the allocation of floor space and power between high-density and standard cabinets but also sets the stage for adaptable configurations catering to specific regional requirements across the company ’ s data centres . The new data hall design signifies a major advancement in DC BLOX ’ s mission to deliver cuttingedge solutions that empower local businesses , government entities and academic institutions .
By accommodating both high-density cabinets and standard cabinets within the same space , the new design enables researchers to deploy GPU clusters in close proximity to traditional retail racks , both for convenience and for shorter cabling for data transfer .
The state-of-the-art infrastructure provides the ability to support up to 2.4MW of 3N / 2 distributed redundant power , aligning with the concurrently maintainable Tier III design of our standard data halls . The data hall can house up to 240 standard retail cabinets and 36 HPC-capable cabinets , each supporting up to 35kW of power .
Vultr , one of the world ’ s largest privately-held cloud computing platforms , has announced the expansion of its Seattle cloud data centre region at Sabey Data Centers ’ SDC Columbia location .
Vultr ’ s expansion includes a significant new inventory of NVIDIA HGX H100 GPU clusters , available both on demand and through reserved instance contracts . Vultr ’ s new clean , renewable , hydro-powered expansion highlights the company ’ s commitment to enabling organisations to meet their AI innovation and corporate ESG goals by delivering NVIDIA HGX H100 capacity in one of the most efficient , clean-powered data centres in the US .
in the region , enabling Vultr to efficiently scale cloud computing and cloud GPU capacity with renewable power .
“ Given the crucial role data centres and AI play in our lives and in shaping humanity ’ s future , it ’ s important that we power them as sustainably as possible ,” said Robert Rockwood , President of Sabey Data Centers . “ By joining forces with Vultr , together we bring much-needed resources to innovation teams in a way that benefits business , society and the planet .”
Sabey , one of the largest privately-owned multi-tenant data centre operators in the US , builds and maintains energyefficient data centres with the goal of reaching net zero carbon emissions by 2029 . Having recently completed the third of up to nine possible buildings across 130 + acres , Sabey ’ s SDC Columbia location utilises cost-efficient , sustainable hydropower .
With a 100 ENERGY STAR rating for three consecutive years and a market-leading annualised Power Usage Effectiveness ( PUE ) of 1.15 , Sabey ’ s SDC Columbia is the most efficient data centre
VULTR EXPANDS FOOTPRINT WITH NEW NVIDIA CLOUD GPU CAPACITY USING HYDROPOWER IN SABEY DATA CENTERS
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